Whether with the prevalence of flipped classes, blended learning, or remote teaching, online resources have been increasingly used in teaching and learning. In China, for example, online teaching has become mainstream in the last three years due to a conservative anti-epidemic policy. It is highly efficient, but there is a risk that students may lose interest and autonomy due to a lack of interaction. π§
Don't worry! π Today,
I'm going to show you a tool for interactive activities that can be integrated with
several popular online platforms—H5P.
Strengths
Multi-functional interactive format
A
variety of question types are provided, which can highlight the key points of
the instructional videos or test and summarise chapter content, etc.
π Let's look at some examples.
π Drag the words
π Integrative Video
π Drag and Drop
π Fill in the Blanks
π Multiple Choice
User-friendly
H5P is entirely free. The teacher can select different question types from different templates, fill in the required content, and then generate them with one click, without any complicated operations. Students can click on the "check" button to check their answers after answering. Explanations or analyses can also be added to some answers.
Collaboration
with multiple teaching platforms
As I mentioned at the beginning, H5P works with several popular teaching platforms, so teachers can find the H5P option on the original medium and set it up.
Guidance and forums
A dedicated guidance page on the website provides comprehensive guidance. A forum is also available for users to comment on and exchange ideas. Developers solve problems and make continuous improvements.
Limitations
π¬ Some of the questions do
not seem to be able to be made into a collection and can only exist singly,
which may not be convenient in some cases. However, you might consider using a
quiz template rather than a single question type to solve this problem.
π¬ While H5P maximises interaction and assessment, it still relies heavily on student autonomy. After all, students can still answer questions haphazardly or skip sections of questions if they lack the proper attitude.
πIn the end, there is an instructional video to show the process in action more visually. If you would like to try it out, click here. Feel free to share any tips or feelings in the comments section! πΊπ΅π·π΄π
Hi Ren,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting about H5P. It is really an interesting tool for developping online teaching materials. What I noticed is that it might require some time to design materials if you are not conversant with the tool.
Hi Jean, you are right, but once you get familiar with it you will find it works wellπ.
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